Jonathan Williams Jun 6, 2008
"Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind taught me the rudiments of the camera; [Charles] Olson was the largest poet known to man, the energiser who taught me the importance of the writer's press, a self-initiating process that could let you do what you wanted to in the aesthetic realm. 'EACH MAN IS HIS OWN INSTRUMENT!' Olson sang out.". That year he founded the Jargon Society Press as a means of keeping "afloat the Ark of Culture in these dark and tacky times!" More than 100 volumes and broadsides... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Modern Photography Exhibitions Dec 2, 2007
Harry Callahan: Eleanor. Some 125 evocative works on paper by innovative American photographer Harry Callahan (1912-1990) portray , his wife and artistic inspiration, during the 1940s, '50s and '60s. (Suite101.com)
The museum lover Sep 3, 2007
The current exhibition of 20th-century great Harry Callahan, from the Center for Creative Photography in Arizona, is a stellar show that she brought to town. In the contemporary arena, South African Gary Schneider, recipient of the 2005 Lou Stoumen Prize awarded by MoPA every two to three years will be featured in a solo exhibition next year. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Photography collection upholds its image Jul 25, 2007
We can see examples of these qualities in Black and White Lillies III (circa 1928) by Imogen Cunningham; Dunes, Oceana (1936) by Edward Weston; Chicago 22 (1949) by Aaron Siskind; and Alley, Chicago (1948) by Harry Callahan. There are only two problems with this exhibit, as I see it. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Akron Art Museum's gala to `Defy Gravity' Jun 26, 2007
(This exhibit, running July 17 through Oct. 14, will include works by Harry Callahan, Richard Misrach and Sophie Calle. . (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
An eye for photos May 30, 2007
So, if you go to our Web site, in addition to Brian's work we have Harry Callahan, Gertrude Kasebier, Alexander Rodchenko, as well as Eliot Porter. And we've been approached to be a dealer to represent Ansel Adams, by a collector of (his) work. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Jack Sparrow joins a unique line of iconic characters May 24, 2007
Through four films, Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan took his Magnum and the law into his own hands as he made the streets of San Francisco safe from killers, creeps and punks. The persona perfected by Eastwood in spaghetti Westerns translated well to America's mean streets. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Snap Judgment For Photos Apr 14, 2007
Longtime lensman Harry Callahan rarely printed works on aluminum - but two of them are here (asking price: 30,000). Hot contempo prospect L.A.-based artist Mona Kuhn shows her images taken at a nudist colony in France (starting at 2,500). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Have camera, will travel Mar 25, 2007
Also in the show is work from Evans (Cuba), Irving Penn and Aaron Siskind (Peru), Joel Meyerowitz and Harry Callahan (France), Joel Sternfeld (Italy), and Linda Connor (India). All the pictures are from the Art Institute's permanent collection. (Boston Globe)
Far From Home: Photography, Travel, and Inspiration Jan 25, 2007
Harry Callahan left Chicago and the responsibilities of teaching behind to spend a year in Provence and view his subject matter of family and nature anew. Irving Penn took a break from his fashion photography to make very different portraits of residents of Cuzco, Per. (AbsoluteArts.com)
In New York, photo galleries broaden their focus Dec 1, 2006
"I believe there is one history." His artists could constitute a foundation course in photography since the 1950s: Robert Frank, Harry Callahan, Duane Michals, Irving Penn, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, among others. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A PLACE IN HISTORY Nov 6, 2006
Rogovin's miners, steelworkers and West Side triptychs will now join the works of photographers like Adams, Weston, Richard Avedon, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Louise Dahl-Wolfe and W. Eugene Smith in Tucson. With about 80,000 original photographs and 3. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
Morningside house charms art consultant Sep 29, 2006
The spare lines of the living room's Marcel Breuer chaise and Minotti sofa don't overwhelm the delicate Harry Callahan photo displayed nearby. A white dining table designed by famed architect Jean Nouvel coordinates artfully with the Richard Anuszkiewicz geometric print hanging next to it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Batman To "kick a lot of al Qaeda butt" In Future Graphic Novel Feb 16, 2006
Miller also compared his Batman-versus-al Qaeda book to the phenomenon of the 1971 movie "Dirty Harry" -- Miller says Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan character was an urban hero who popped up in response to a real-life urban crime wave. Miller said he has inked 120 pages out of a 200-page book -- but there's no telling when he might complete it. (Playfuls.com)
Kansas City museum gets $65M in photos Jan 18, 2006
The contents of the Hallmark Collection are widely varied from 320 works by influential photographer Harry Callahan, believed to be the largest such holding in the world, to images by Alfred Stieglitz, whose images helped photography become recognized as an art. For a lover of photography it is considered a jewel. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
